tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post1694996813432411837..comments2024-02-03T16:53:16.196-08:00Comments on Honest Talk with God: Christopher Yuan's "Out of a Far Country" - One Gay Man's JourneyRob_Tennanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-49330386924944165182013-06-26T10:24:59.913-07:002013-06-26T10:24:59.913-07:00Thank you for sharing this.
Evangelism is trick...Thank you for sharing this. <br /><br />Evangelism is tricky. All who follow Christ are called to evangelism. By evangelism, I mean telling people about the love of Jesus and the need for Jesus; and we evangelize when we show the love of Jesus. <br /><br />Evangelism has a goal - that people would walk more closely with Jesus. For this reason, I think it is legitimate to "evangelize" people who might already be believers. That said, it is more common to understand evangelism as sharing the gospel with nonbelievers.<br /><br />And this raises a potent question. Can someone live as a gay/lesbian person and express their sexuality through a homosexual relationship and at the same time be a Christian? Can one person be both? Another question: to follow Jesus, does someone have to give up homosexuality?<br /><br />These questions are huge because I want to be in genuine conversations with my friends who are gay. A genuine conversation and true friendship cannot be loaded with me trying to impose change on you. Even if the change I want for you is for you to become a Christian, I cannot impose it or make it a basis of whether or not we will be friends.<br /><br />In other words, Christians are called to help all people find their way to Jesus. This is uniquely challenging in friendships with gay people who are nonbelievers because they will never accept the gospel if they don't believer Christians will love them right where they are. And a side challenge is could they remain happily gay and be passionate in their devotion to Jesus? <br /><br />Let Guieb, thank you for offering this website with resources. They look to me to be very intriguing. I appreciate your feedback.Rob_Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-34105780749676729202013-01-03T07:35:05.843-08:002013-01-03T07:35:05.843-08:00Rob, I am impressed - I did what you suggested - w...Rob, I am impressed - I did what you suggested - went back and read you blog from May - "they will know we are Christians by our love ". Thanks. Marilyn BenderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-9871908003174136112012-07-09T13:00:28.343-07:002012-07-09T13:00:28.343-07:00Faithful in Canada ... thanks for your feedback. ...Faithful in Canada ... thanks for your feedback. My prayer for you is that God will show you how to be the salt and the light in your community. I am sorry I am not as informed about the state of evangelical Christianity in your nation. I appreciate that you are there, praying for the Holy Spirit to blow through your homeland with fresh wind from God. I join you in that prayer. God can and will make all things new.<br /><br />Oh God please fill Canada with people of faith who are seeking your will and striving to share the love and truth of Jesus in that beautiful country.<br /><br />Jesus is Lord! And He loves Canada. Represent Him will through, prayer, commitment to His holy Word, love, faith, and truth.Rob_Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-15132339801859990372012-07-04T21:20:05.066-07:002012-07-04T21:20:05.066-07:00I live in Canada, where gay marriage is accepted w...I live in Canada, where gay marriage is accepted widely and the law approves it. People everywhere, especially kids my age, disgrace God by talking horribly about Jesus, yet try to act as 'saints' and holier-than-thou themselves. <br /><br />At one point in my life, I too approved this type of lifestyle and condemned Christians. I labeled them like the world had. <br /><br />It's only funny because the world is full of contradictions and chaos. People talk and conspire against others and yet try to look clean and godly themselves without God. <br /><br />I studied the Word a little and Jesus said that 'I am the way, the truth and the light.' That no one can go to our Father in Heaven but through Him alone. His ways are perfect, precise, and clear, even though it's a narrow road. <br /><br />It's very much true that North America has failed to embrace Christianity as it is. We are all paying the price under the same sky now because of our actions. But I still hope that one day, things will all change. I know that right now, Christianity in China's on fire, and many missionaries all around the world are still passionate for Jesus. <br /><br />We are weak and downtrodden, but Jesus never fails because love never fails, and God is love. <br /><br />I thank you for your encouraging words. The world has many label stickers prepared for us, but we Christians fight against those stickers. We become new creations under Christ, and can have hope for the future within Him. I hope that many of my friends who hate Jesus can see who He really is in the future and what He can do in our lives. <br /><br /><br />And please pray that one day, all will see who Jesus really is. Please pray for Canada and many who are lost in the world. Again, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-63913427440262619122012-05-30T11:55:17.919-07:002012-05-30T11:55:17.919-07:00Really, Christophey Yuan is actually reading my bl...Really, Christophey Yuan is actually reading my blog. That is very awesome. Thanks for your story. Thanks for helping me have the words in dealing with an extraordinarily sensitive topic.Rob_Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-72219253151498084022012-05-29T12:30:20.949-07:002012-05-29T12:30:20.949-07:00Thanks for your encouraging words!Thanks for your encouraging words!Christopher Yuanhttp://www.christopheryuan.comnoreply@blogger.com